Arif Alikhan, currently deputy mayor for the city of Los Angeles, was
appointed as assistant secretary for the Office of Policy
Development at the Department of Homeland Security.

Muslim Democrats welcome Alikhan’s appointment

At a banquet/fundraiser for the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California last weekend, the first speaker was Arif Alikhan (Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles - in charge of public safety for the city). He bid farewell, as he is going to take a post as Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. Arif Alikhan is a devout Sunni and the son of Pakistani immigrants (here).

....speakers included Arif Ali Khan, the former
Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles. He bid the attendees farewell as he
prepared to leave the Los Angeles area for Washington, D. C. There he
will serve as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

Professor Agha Saeed of the American Muslim Task
Force (AMT) spoke of the aftermath of 9/11 and the struggle of the
Muslim Community against the pervasive atmosphere of Islamophobia and
hatred. It was a struggle against the tide - a very strong tide - to
prevent Muslims in America from being marginalized and silenced.

Professor Saeed ....issued five demands from Muslims to the Department of
Justice. These demands included a cessation to the infiltration by
spies of mosques and an end to the introduction of agents provocateur.
In addition there was to be a cessation of attempts to undermine Muslim
groups such as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

This is where Alikhan spoke? He was comfortable with this terror talk?

Why Alikhan? DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano noted Alikhan’s “broad and
impressive array of experience in national security, emergency
preparedness and counterterrorism.” I am not sure what she is talking about (neither is she, I am sure.)

Arif Alikhan was appointed Deputy Mayor of LA - picked from relative obscurity.

He began his career seven years ago, when he took a job with the
Department of Justice hunting down computer hackers, crooks who were
selling merchandise on Ebay at rock-bottom prices. In his former
position as an assistant US attorney, Alikhan consistently did his work
accurately and silently, never producing any headlines. But then he
suddenly became one of the most important men in Los Angeles, America's
second-largest city after New York.

He took the position of Deputy Mayor in November 2006. The year that the Congress went Democrat and history and America took a disastrous turn. How does an obscure bureaucrat a and devout Muslim come to the position of Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles - in charge of public safety for the city? And now Assistant Secretary to DHS?

CAIR-LA Congratulates Calif. Muslim Appointed
to DHS Post , Arif Alikhan will serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development

(LOS ANGELES, CA., 5/6/09) - The Greater
Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR-LA) today congratulated Arif Alikhan on his recent appointment as
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development in the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).

"Congratulations to Mr. Ali Khan on this
well-deserved appointment," said CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam
Ayloush. "Mr. Alikhan's new position reflects his and the community's
dedication to helping preserve the security of our country. The
American Muslim community can be proud of him."In the past few
weeks, American Muslim leaders have been urging the Obama
administration to be inclusive and to reflect the diversity of our
nation as he selects the most qualified public servants to fill
important positions.

The
controversial Muslim 'Mapping' Plan of the Los Angeles Police Department is now
"dead on arrival" according to Chief William Bratton.

"It is over and not just put on the side," said Chief Bratton in a meeting
with the Muslim leadership of Southern California on Thursday, November 15th.
The meeting was moderated by Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, Arif Alikhan and
attended by Deputy Chief Mike Downing.

Chief Bratton acknowledged the hurt and offense caused to Muslims and agreed
to send a letter to the Muslim community announcing the official termination of
the 'mapping' plan.

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Arif Alikhan, currently deputy mayor for the city of Los Angeles, was
appointed as assistant secretary for the Office of Policy
Development at the Department of Homeland Security.

Muslim Democrats welcome Alikhan’s appointment

At a banquet/fundraiser for the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California last weekend, the first speaker was Arif Alikhan (Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles - in charge of public safety for the city). He bid farewell, as he is going to take a post as Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. Arif Alikhan is a devout Sunni and the son of Pakistani immigrants (here).

....speakers included Arif Ali Khan, the former
Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles. He bid the attendees farewell as he
prepared to leave the Los Angeles area for Washington, D. C. There he
will serve as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

Professor Agha Saeed of the American Muslim Task
Force (AMT) spoke of the aftermath of 9/11 and the struggle of the
Muslim Community against the pervasive atmosphere of Islamophobia and
hatred. It was a struggle against the tide - a very strong tide - to
prevent Muslims in America from being marginalized and silenced.

Professor Saeed ....issued five demands from Muslims to the Department of
Justice. These demands included a cessation to the infiltration by
spies of mosques and an end to the introduction of agents provocateur.
In addition there was to be a cessation of attempts to undermine Muslim
groups such as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

This is where Alikhan spoke? He was comfortable with this terror talk?

Why Alikhan? DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano noted Alikhan’s “broad and
impressive array of experience in national security, emergency
preparedness and counterterrorism.” I am not sure what she is talking about (neither is she, I am sure.)

Arif Alikhan was appointed Deputy Mayor of LA - picked from relative obscurity.

He began his career seven years ago, when he took a job with the
Department of Justice hunting down computer hackers, crooks who were
selling merchandise on Ebay at rock-bottom prices. In his former
position as an assistant US attorney, Alikhan consistently did his work
accurately and silently, never producing any headlines. But then he
suddenly became one of the most important men in Los Angeles, America's
second-largest city after New York.

He took the position of Deputy Mayor in November 2006. The year that the Congress went Democrat and history and America took a disastrous turn. How does an obscure bureaucrat a and devout Muslim come to the position of Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles - in charge of public safety for the city? And now Assistant Secretary to DHS?

CAIR-LA Congratulates Calif. Muslim Appointed
to DHS Post , Arif Alikhan will serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development

(LOS ANGELES, CA., 5/6/09) - The Greater
Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR-LA) today congratulated Arif Alikhan on his recent appointment as
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development in the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).

"Congratulations to Mr. Ali Khan on this
well-deserved appointment," said CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam
Ayloush. "Mr. Alikhan's new position reflects his and the community's
dedication to helping preserve the security of our country. The
American Muslim community can be proud of him."In the past few
weeks, American Muslim leaders have been urging the Obama
administration to be inclusive and to reflect the diversity of our
nation as he selects the most qualified public servants to fill
important positions.

The
controversial Muslim 'Mapping' Plan of the Los Angeles Police Department is now
"dead on arrival" according to Chief William Bratton.

"It is over and not just put on the side," said Chief Bratton in a meeting
with the Muslim leadership of Southern California on Thursday, November 15th.
The meeting was moderated by Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, Arif Alikhan and
attended by Deputy Chief Mike Downing.

Chief Bratton acknowledged the hurt and offense caused to Muslims and agreed
to send a letter to the Muslim community announcing the official termination of
the 'mapping' plan.